//  6/4/17  //  Topic Update


Molly Ball looks at how President Trump’s scandals are making life difficult for Republicans on Capitol Hill.

At Take Care, Zachary Price argues that Congress could use its appropriations power to pressure the Trump administration to maintain the United States’ role in NATO.

The New York Times’ Editorial Board looks at the problematic effects of partisan gerrymandering.

At the Wall Street Journal, Kimberley Strassel peers into the “deep state.”

Euegene Kontorovich assesses what may happen if President Trump chooses not to sign a waiver pursuant to the Jerusalem Embassy Act.

Nicholas Fandos profiles Walter Schaub, the director of the Office of Government Ethics and a candidate to be “the unlikeliest star of 2017.”


Updates | The Week of February 19, 2018

2/25/18  //  Daily Update

Special Counsel Robert Mueller filed a new charge against Paul Manafort while Richard Gates pled guilty. Meanwhile, President Trump's proposal to arm teachers drew controversy in Washington.

Jacob Miller

Harvard Law School

Updates | The Week of February 5, 2018

2/11/18  //  Daily Update

The Nunes memo set off aftershocks; agencies scrambled to implement the Trump Administration's policies to mixed effect; and Congress passes a budget after a brief overnight shutdown.

Updates | The Week of January 22, 2018

1/28/18  //  Daily Update

The House and Senate passed a three-week-long spending bill, clearing a path to end the shutdown of the federal government. Under President Trump, the Senate has not engaged in its customary independent review of judicial nominees.